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title: "Disk capacity planning"
description: "How can you estimate disk use by tables, WAL, and backups?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T41.09/"
topicId: "T41.09"
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> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you estimate disk use by tables, WAL, and backups?

## What we will work through

Estimate disk use by tables, WAL, and backups.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: WAL and state recovery; Backups and point-in-time recovery.

- [WAL and state recovery](/en/articles/topics/T41.01/)
- [Backups and point-in-time recovery](/en/articles/topics/T41.05/)